HMD Global announces Nokia 7

HMD
Global, the company responsible for reviving the Nokia brand, has just
announced Nokia 7, the company's first upper mid-range smartphone. It
boasts premium design and mid-range specs, and will fill the gap between
Nokia 6 and the flagship Nokia 8. It sports 7000 series aluminum
chassis with diamond cut bevelled edges and Gorilla Glass on the back. In
terms of specifications, the Nokia 7 features 5.2-inch Full HD 2.5D
curved glass display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection, and has 2.2GHz
Octa-core Snapdragon 630 processor and 3000mAh battery. It comes with
either 4GB or 6GB of RAM and houses 64GB internal storage, that's
expandable via microSD card. It runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat, and is
upgradable to Android Oreo.The
camera department includes Zeiss Certified 16MP f/1.8 rear camera with
PDAF, dual-tone LED flash and 80-degree wide angle lens. For selfies you
get 5MP f/2.0 camera with 84-degree wide-angle lens. The camera app
comes with a feature called "Dual-Sight" mode (boathie), that lets you
use both front and back cameras simultaneously for split-screen photos
and video. This feature also lets you stream directly to Facebook and
YouTube Live as well in real-time.For
connectivity, there's hybrid dual-SIM slots and support for 4G VoLTE,
WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS and USB Type-C. It is backed by
3000mAh battery and features fast charging support, Nokia OZO surround
sound for 3D audio capture and rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.The
Nokia 7 has been priced at CNY 2499 ($376 | Rs. 24,500) for the 4GB RAM
variant, and CNY 2699 ($406 | Rs. 26,500) for the model with 6GB RAM.
It comes in Gloss Back and Matt White colors, and is now available to
pre-order from JD.com, Suning and Tmall in China. The Nokia 7 will hit
the shelves on October 24.[Image credit: Nokia]